Fancy Nancy
"In this collection of twelve . . . stories, join Fancy Nancy as she puts on her own dog show, learns to ice skate, goes on a camping adventure, and more! With each story timed to be a five-minute read-aloud, this storybook makes anytime the .
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 237
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
subjects: individuality, clothing and dress, manners and customs, family, costume, parties, schools, hundredth day of school, school stories, vocabulary, sisters, dolls, fancy nancy (fictitious character), beaches, sandcastles, costume and dress, family life [X], domestic fiction, books and reading, friendship, readers, surprise birthday parties, fancy nancy, families, humorous fiction, helping behavior [X], detective and mystery stories, helpfulness, mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery fiction, adaptations, readers (publications), picture books, christmas fiction
The Summer I Saved The World-- In 65 Days
Inspired by her late grandmother, thirteen-year-old Nina spends a summer secretly doing good deeds for her neighbors and enjoying the changes she brings about, even as she is dealing with changing friendships and family issues.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
subjects: family life [X], friendship, helpfulness, conduct of life, neighbors, illinois, neighborhood, helping behavior [X], realistic fiction
The Terrible Time Without Tilly
"Tilly never has time to tidy her bedroom because she's too busy helping other people.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
Zak And His Good Intentions
Zak and his sister Hana decide to see how many good deeds they can do in one day.
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copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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Jojo And The Twins
"JoJo is helping Mommy and Daddy with the new twins. But they look the same! How will JoJo tell the twins apart?"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 300
subjects: siblings, helping behavior [X], helpfulness, twins, brothers and sisters, families, family life [X], readers (publications)
Waylon!
Waylon gives up a chance to meet a famous astrophysicist to help his sister, his father, and a friend when they need him most, but gains a much greater reward.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: performance art, helping behavior [X], secrecy, families, dogs, helpfulness, secrets, family life [X]
Sadiq And The Green Thumbs
"Even though it is summer, Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: muslims, family life [X], immigrants, africans, helping behavior [X], islamic education, teachers, gardening, muslim families, children of immigrants, helpfulness
Pavi Sharma's Guide To Going Home
Pavi teaches other foster children how to navigate the system, so when she learns a young girl is being placed with a terrible foster family, she recruits friends to help save her.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
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Weather
Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: librarians, family life [X], family, working mothers, helping behavior [X], disasters, psychological fiction, psychological fiction
Imogene Comes Back!
Imogene's peculiarities continue, causing her family to be distraught, while she makes the best of each situation.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
Happily For Now
"Fiona may have problems, but she's no damsel in distress. She'd rather be the one wielding the wand in the story: she wants to be the fairy godperson.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: change, emotions, extended families, families, family life [X], aunts, uncles, helping behavior [X], self-acceptance, summer, helpfulness
Hannah And The Ramadan Gift
Hannah learns the importance of the Ramadan holiday by helping her friends and neighbors as well as by showing kindness and generostiy, acts that can make the world a better place.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
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Sadiq And The Gamers
Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fit in with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
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year:
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
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I Am Helpful
When her new baby sister Emily arrives, June helps her parents by helping her twin brothers, feeding the baby, and singing to the baby.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: helping behavior [X], siblings, families, helpfulness, family life [X], readers (publications)
Knots
"In this semiautobiographical graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Colleen Frakes, Norah must navigate not just her foiled dreams of blond hair but also the tangled mess her family has become.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: families, girls, graphic novels, hair, help-seeking behavior, family life [X], daughters, helping behavior [X], domestic comics, graphic novels